schmooze

This time last year all Labour's schmoozing was paying off, and she enjoyed good reviews in the City.

But these members-only circles are more than expensive schmoozing — they're a business model, a status symbol and a growing part of the luxury market.

Amazon will make a presentation later on Monday in New York as part of the “upfronts,” the TV industry’s annual advertiser schmooze fest.

She schmoozed with customers, pointed out photos of her in her teenage surfing days and generally tried to imbue the place with the spirit of “aloha.”

Later in the Illinois primary, Carter also showed that he could schmooze with powerful machine bosses, namely Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.